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- Ascaphus.
May 30/1942. Ascaphus Creek, west side
Cultus Lake, B.C. [British Columbia]
This is the third creek counting that supplying
the Cultus lake water as the first.
We entered the Canyon at Lake level + in
about 3/4 mile saw 5 Ascaphus [underlined] tadpoles
+ captured 2 of them. They clung to
rocks in the ripples near swift water
their long tails lax in the current.
Movement for short distances was without
detaching the sucker. A jerky forward glide.
Feeding movements were equally jerky.
Holding with the post. [posterior] part of the disk they
advanced the anterior part + drew it
back with a rasping motion
June 2, 1942. Sunshine, North Shore
of Burrard Inlet.
the small creek providing the water
supply for this summer resort was
found to contain Ascaphus. [underlined] By daylight
we caught 6, 1 year old tadpoles in about
300 yrds [yards]. At night we used headlights
+ took 3, 2 year old tadpoles with hind
legs in evidence. These we found
occupying pools near riffles. Under
the light they were quite easy to
capture. Two adult [female symbol]'s were taken
on the edge of one pool. One of
these was predominantly pinkish, the other
olivaceous. In both the light nose
patch was evident (over)
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